One that is under the protection of another, or a person who engages the professional advice or services of another.

The one in control of the situation simply because they determine what appropriate therapy or health care shouldn be administered.

Health worker who offers services for the purpose of improving an individual's mental health or treating mental illness.

Patient who is not hospitalized for 24 hours or more but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment.

Provides short-term or long-term medical treatment of a general or specialised nature not performed by hospitals to inpatients with any of wide variety of medical conditions.

These include psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, mental health nurse practitioners, marriage and family therapist.

"Patient" - originally meant

The admission to the hospital.

Has a health problem or need which must accurately identified through diagnostic procedures so that due healthcare maybe given.

Most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician.

To address the identified health problems and needs of the client.

1. The health care practitioner/ provider 2. The client/ patients 3. Health care and the contents of the interaction. 4. Environment 5. Outcome

Provides specialised treatment for inpatient (or overnight) stays.

Care and treatment for the foot and ankle, lower leg may be delivered by podiatrists, pedorthist, foot health practitioner and others.

Health worker who specialises in the planning and delivery of a patient's perioperative care, including during the anesthetic, surgical and recovery stages. Includes general specialist surgeon, anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetsists, surgical nurses, clinical offers operating department pratitioners, anesthetic technicians, surgical technologist.

It plans and coordinates the care of the elderly and/or disabled to promote their health, improve their quality of life, and maintain their independence for as long as possible. Includes geriatricians, geriatric nurses, geriatric care managers, geriatric aides.

It may include, among others, home, or hospital environment together with other members of the family, co-patients, other health care providers, visitors, weather and atmosphere and physical set up of the place.

Include hospitals, clinics, primary care centers and other service delivery points.

Where tests are done on biological specimens to get information about the health of a patient.

Major components of therapeutic interaction

Not so very ill or injured but may just need health education about specific health-related problems.

Surgery eliminates inpatients hospital admission, reduces the amount of medication prescribed, and uses the physicians time more efficiently.

Provides care and treatment which aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities.

Health care services can be rendered by means of health teaching and instruction, taking proper diet and proper exercise, vaccination and immunization, taking vitamins and minerals, launching of environmental sanitation program.

Recieving the therapy

Serve as first point of contact & provide outpatient medical, nursing, dental and other types of care services.

It maybe perceived unsuccessful when further health deterioration leading to the patients irrevocable death becomes the scenario.

Focuses on the prevention of illness and promotion of health among clients who are generally, in good health and want to maintain healthy status at an optimumal level.

Responsible in the adjustment of the health care measures according to the problems and needs of the client.

A person served by or utilising the services of social agency.

The one giving the therapy.

Treatment provided in this fashion is called ambulatory care.

One who attends a physician's visit for a routine a check-up may also be viewed as a patient.

Includes residential treatment centers and geriatric care facilities.

The practice of health professionals and operation of health care institutions is typically regulated by nation or state/ provincial authorities through appropriate regulatory bodies for purposes of quality assurance.

Basic attitudes of health care practitioners (essential to therapeutic relationships)

Includes clinics and ambulatory surgery centers.

Retailing prescription or non prescription drugs and medicines, and other types of medical and orthopedics goods.

Health worker who provides care and treatment to promote and restore oral health.

Expected result of the therapeutic interaction.

The leaving of the hospital.

In an occupation requiring advanced, specialised and systematic study of training in the knowledge of healthcare design to provide services to society in that field

Health worker who deals with the care of women and their children before, during and after pregnancy and childbirth. Includes obstetricians, obstetrical nurses, midwives.

Is a person who has acquired an advanced, specialized and systematic training and experience in the knowledge of healthcare along with its various specific scientific specialisation and techniques including those of medical doctors, nurses, midwives, medical technologies and the like.

Like hospital, they may be governed and funded by government, parastatal organisations, or private or religious organisations.

Is "admitted" to the hospital and stays overnight or for an indeterminate time, usually several days or weeks.